Despite the on-going rage about the pitfalls of MOOCs, Georgia Institute of Technology has decided to be the forerunner in reshaping the future of higher education. At an unusually low cost - below $7,000 - Georgia Tech announced Tuesday that it will offer an Online Master of Science (OMS) degree in Computer Science via a … Continue reading Georgia Tech to Offer First MOOC-like Online Master’s Degree in Computer Science
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Harvard Facilitates Debate Over MOOCs
The MOOC Mania continues as recent statements made at American, Duke, and San Jose State Universities question the pedagogical values of massive open online courses. The following are a mix of praises and disproving remarks on MOOCs made at the Harvard forum:"Everyone wants to produce it. Everyone wants to consume it," said Frances X. Frei, … Continue reading Harvard Facilitates Debate Over MOOCs
Jason Tham, Ph.D. 